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Lucy Burley

Ceramicist

My work is an exploration of colour and form: I make vessels on the wheel - elegant, simple forms such as bottles, vases, jugs and bowls - which are both beautiful and useful. I glaze my work in a wide range of colours inspired by nature: flowers, birds' eggs, the sea and sky. The smooth exterior is an eggshell-textured glaze which I formulated myself while at art school. My vessels are functional but can also be displayed purely decoratively, as the shapes and colours work together in 'family groups' reminiscent of the still-life paintings of Morandi, one of my inspirations.